CN100347591C - Electronic installation - Google Patents

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CN100347591C
CN100347591C CNB2003101239242A CN200310123924A CN100347591C CN 100347591 C CN100347591 C CN 100347591C CN B2003101239242 A CNB2003101239242 A CN B2003101239242A CN 200310123924 A CN200310123924 A CN 200310123924A CN 100347591 C CN100347591 C CN 100347591C
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The present invention relates to an electronic device which comprises a casing, at least one light transmission part, a display and a light conducting material, wherein the light transmission part is arranged on a surface of the casing, and the display is used for providing light rays needed by the light transmission part. The light conducting material has a light receiving end and a light output end, wherein the light receiving end is adjacent to the display, and the light output end is adjacent to the light transmission part. The light conducting material is used for casting the light rays provided by the display to the light transmission part.

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Electronic installation
[technical field]
The invention relates to a kind of electronic installation, and particularly relevant for a kind of light that is provided with the optical material projection display to the printing opacity of electronic installation partly.
[background technology]
Along with display panel (display panel) manufacturing technology is progressive fast, with and possess and frivolous, power saving arranged and do not have advantages such as width of cloth ray, make display panel be applied in large quantities personal digital assistant (personaldigital assistant, PDA), in mobile computer (notebook), palmtop computer, mobile phone and the networking machine electronic installations such as (webpad).Wherein, display panel includes display panels (liquidcrystal display panel, LCD panel) and Organic Light Emitting Diode (organic light emitting diode, OLED) display panel.Because display panels is the display panel of non-self-luminosity, need could produce the function that shows by the light that backlight module provided, and backlight module include again cold-cathode tube (coldcathode fluorescent lamp, CCFL) or light emitting diode (LED) etc. the light source of light can be provided.On the contrary, organic LED display panel is the display panel of self-luminosity, does not need to install additional extraly backlight module.
Electronic installation generally includes a display, an operation-interface and a housing, and operation-interface for example is keyboard (keyboard) or button (button), and display is arranged at housing, and operation-interface is arranged on the front of housing.In addition, when electronic installation further comprised a lid and a pivot, lid system was with pivot and housing pivot joint, make lid with its front towards the mode folding in the front of housing on housing.Wherein, display system is arranged at lid, and operation-interface system is arranged on the front of housing.
In order to increase the boldness of keyboard or button, some dealer can be coated with a fluorescent paint on keyboard or button, make that the font on keyboard or the button is more eye-catching under the illumination of external light.Yet keyboard or button with fluorescent paint must produce environmental issue in the recovery use of housing.
In addition, some dealer more is provided with a light source extraly in housing, as light emitting diode, with illuminated keyboard or button, makes that the key face of keyboard or button is more eye-catching under the illumination of internal light.Yet, the design of light emitting diode in housing is set, certainly will increase the cost of light emitting diode and the electric weight of the required consumption of electronic installation.
[summary of the invention]
In view of this, purpose of the present invention is providing a kind of electronic installation exactly.Its light that is provided with the optical material projection display is to the design of keyboard or button, can allow button or button more apparent bright, not only avoid producing the environmental issue that on keyboard or button, is caused because of the coating fluorescent paint, can prevent that more electronic installation from needing higher electric quantity consumption because of additionally installing light source additional.
According to purpose of the present invention, a kind of electronic installation is proposed, comprise a housing, at least one printing opacity part, a display and an optical material.Printing opacity partly is a surface that is arranged at housing, and display is in order to provide printing opacity partly required light.Optical material has an optical receiving end and a light output end, the optical receiving end proximity displays, the contiguous printing opacity of light output end partly, optical material in order to ray cast that display provided to printing opacity partly.
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For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, a preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and cooperate appended graphicly, be described in detail below:
It is sectional view according to the electronic installation of embodiments of the invention one that Figure 1A illustrates;
The synoptic diagram of the state that Figure 1B illustrates when to be the present invention with first optical material, second optical material and adapter constitute the optical material of Figure 1A;
It is sectional view according to the electronic installation of embodiments of the invention two that Fig. 2 illustrates;
It is sectional view according to the electronic installation of embodiments of the invention three that Fig. 3 illustrates;
It is sectional view according to the electronic installation of embodiments of the invention four that Fig. 4 illustrates;
It is decomposing section according to the electronic installation of embodiments of the invention five that Fig. 5 A illustrates;
The synoptic diagram of the state that Fig. 5 B illustrates when being the present invention with the optical material of first optical material, second optical material and adapter pie graph 5A;
It is decomposing section according to the electronic installation of embodiments of the invention six that Fig. 6 illustrates;
It is decomposing section according to the electronic installation of embodiments of the invention seven that Fig. 7 illustrates;
It is decomposing section according to the electronic installation of embodiments of the invention eight that Fig. 8 illustrates.
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Embodiment one
Please refer to Figure 1A, electronic installation 10 comprises a housing 11, an optical material 12, a display 18 and a keyboard 15 at least, and the key mask of the button of keyboard 15 has printing opacity part 16.Display 18 is to be arranged at housing 11, and display 18 more comprises a display panels (LCD panel) 14 and cold-cathode tube 13, and display panels 14 and keyboard 15 are all to be arranged on the surface of housing 11.Wherein, (cold cathode fluorescent lamp, CCFL) (light emitting diode LED) replaces an also available light emitting diode cold-cathode tube 13 in the display 18.
Optical material 12 is to be arranged in the housing 11, and has an optical receiving end 12a and a light output end 12b.Optical receiving end 12a system is near display 18, and for example optical receiving end 12a is positioned near the cold-cathode tube 13 of display 18, and optical receiving end 12a combines in the part light feedback that cold-cathode tube 13 is sent in the optical material 12.Light output end 12b system is positioned at the below of keyboard 15, i.e. printing opacity 16 below partly, and the ray cast that light output end 12b is guided optical material 12 is to printing opacity partly 16.In addition, electronic installation 10 more comprises a diffuser plate 17, and diffuser plate 17 is to be provided with in the housing 11, and between printing opacity part 16 and light output end 12b.Diffuser plate 17 in printing opacity partly in 16, makes the key face of button of keyboard 15 more eye-catching in order to the emitted light of even distribute light output terminal 12b.
Shown in Figure 1B, optical material 12 can comprise that more the end of one first optical material 12c, one second optical material 12d and an adapter 19, the first optical material 12c is optical receiving end 12a, and the other end of the first optical material 12c is one first link 12e.The end of the second optical material 12d is light output end 12b, and the other end of the second optical material 12d is one second link 12f.Adapter 19 is positioned at the housing 11 of Figure 1A, connects the first link 12e and the second link 12f in order to lead optical activity.
Embodiment two
Please refer to Fig. 2, the electronic installation 20 of present embodiment comes from Organic Light Emitting Diode (organic light emittingdiode with the different light of being guided in optical material 12 that are in of the electronic installation 10 of embodiment one, OLED) light that sent of display panel 24, all the other something in common continue to continue to use same numeral, and repeat no more.In Fig. 2, organic LED display panel 24 is to be arranged at housing 11, and optical receiving end 12a system is near organic LED display panel 24, makes organic LED display panel 24 that partly 16 required light of printing opacity can be provided.In order to increase the light intensity that optical receiving end 12a is received, present embodiment more can be provided with a light collecting device 21 in housing 11.Allow light collecting device 21 between organic LED display panel 24 and optical receiving end 12a, light collecting device 21 in order to the light assembling organic LED display panel 24 and provided to optical material 12.
Embodiment three
Please refer to Fig. 3, the electronic installation 30 of present embodiment is in diffuser plate 36 and reflecting plate 37 with the different of the electronic installation 10 of embodiment one, and all the other something in common continue to continue to use same numeral, and repeat no more.In Fig. 3, diffuser plate 36 and reflecting plate 37 are all to be provided with in the housing 11, and are positioned at the below of keyboard 15, i.e. the below of printing opacity part 16.Light output end 12b system is arranged at the side of diffuser plate 36, and diffuser plate 36 is in order to the emitted light of even distribute light output terminal 12b.Reflecting plate 37 is the bottom surface that is arranged at diffuser plate 36, reflecting plate 37 in order to reflection diffuser plate 36 light of being guided to printing opacity partly 16.
Embodiment four
Please refer to Fig. 4, the electronic installation 40 of present embodiment comes from the light that organic LED display panel 44 is sent with the different light of being guided in optical material 12 that are in of the electronic installation 30 of embodiment three, all the other something in common continue to continue to use same numeral, and repeat no more.In Fig. 4, organic LED display panel 44 is to be arranged in the housing 11, and optical receiving end 12a system is near organic LED display panel 44, makes organic LED display panel 44 that partly 16 required light of printing opacity can be provided.In order to increase the light intensity that optical receiving end 12a is received, present embodiment more can be provided with a light collecting device 41 in housing 11.Light collecting device 41 is between organic LED display panel 44 and optical receiving end 12a, and light collecting device 41 is given optical material 12 in order to the light of assembling organic LED display panel 44.
Embodiment five
Please refer to Fig. 5 A, electronic installation 50 comprises a housing 51, a lid 58, a pivot 59, an optical material 52, a display 61 and a keyboard 55 at least, and the key face of the button of keyboard 55 forms printing opacity part 56.Housing 51 has a surface of shell 51a, lid 58 has a top surface 58a, and a side-line of lid 58 articulates with pivot 59 side with housing 51, make lid 58 with top surface 58a towards the mode folding of surface of shell 51a on housing 51.Display 61 is to be arranged at lid 58, and display 61 more comprises a cold-cathode tube 53 and a display panels 54.Display panels 54 is to be provided with according to surface of shell 58a, and cold-cathode tube 53 is to be arranged in the lid 58, in order to provide light to display panels 54 and printing opacity part 56.
Keyboard 55 is to be arranged on the surface of shell 51a, and optical material 52 is to be arranged in housing 51 and the lid 58 in the mode by pivot 59, and optical material 52 has an optical receiving end 52a and a light output end 52b.Optical receiving end 52a system is near cold-cathode tube 53, and optical receiving end 52a receives the part light of cold-cathode tube 53 in optical material 52 in order to feedback.Light output end 52b system is positioned at housing 51, and the below of bit keyboard 55, i.e. printing opacity 56 below partly, light output end 52b in order to ray cast that optical material 52 is guided to printing opacity partly 56.In addition, electronic installation 50 more comprises a diffuser plate 57, and diffuser plate 57 is to be provided with in the housing 51, and between printing opacity part 56 and light output end 52b.Diffuser plate 57 be in order to the emitted light of even distribute light output terminal 52b in printing opacity partly in 56, make the key face of button of keyboard 55 more eye-catching.It should be noted that diffuser plate of the present invention 57 sides can increase by a reflecting material, the light that makes diffuser plate 57 be received can penetrate via the front of diffuser plate 57 fully, with direct projection printing opacity part 56.
Shown in Fig. 5 B, optical material 52 can comprise that more the end of one first optical material 52c, one second optical material 52d and an adapter 62, the first optical material 52c is optical receiving end 52a, and the other end of the first optical material 52c is one first link 52e.The end of the second optical material 52d is light output end 52b, and the other end of the second optical material 52d is one second link 52f.Adapter 62 is housing 51 or the lid 58 that is positioned at Fig. 5 A, connects the first link 52e and the second link 52f in order to lead optical activity.
Embodiment six
Please refer to Fig. 6, the electronic installation 60 of present embodiment comes from the light that organic LED display panel 64 is sent with the different light of being guided in optical material 52 that are in of the electronic installation 50 of embodiment five, all the other something in common continue to continue to use same numeral, and repeat no more.In Fig. 6, organic LED display panel 64 is to be arranged in the lid 58, and optical receiving end 52a system is near organic LED display panel 64, makes organic LED display panel 64 that partly 56 required light of printing opacity can be provided.In order to increase the light intensity that optical receiving end 52a is received, present embodiment more can be provided with a light collecting device 65 in lid 58.Light collecting device 65 is between organic LED display panel 64 and optical receiving end 52a, and light collecting device 65 is given optical material 52 in order to the light of assembling organic LED display panel 64.
Embodiment seven
Please refer to Fig. 7, the electronic installation 70 of present embodiment is in diffuser plate 76 and reflecting plate 77 with the different of the electronic installation 50 of embodiment five, and all the other something in common continue to continue to use same numeral, and repeat no more.In Fig. 7, diffuser plate 76 and reflecting plate 77 are to be provided with in the housing 51, and are positioned at the below of keyboard 55, i.e. the below of printing opacity part 56.Light output end 52b system is arranged at the side of diffuser plate 76, and diffuser plate 76 is in order to the emitted light of even distribute light output terminal 52b.Reflecting plate 77 is the bottom surface that is arranged at diffuser plate 76, reflecting plate 77 in order to reflection diffuser plate 76 light of being guided to printing opacity partly 56.It should be noted that the present invention can have a reflecting material in all the other sides of diffuser plate 76, the light that makes diffuser plate 76 be received can penetrate via the front of diffuser plate 76 fully, with direct projection printing opacity part 56.
Embodiment eight
Please refer to Fig. 8, the electronic installation 80 of present embodiment comes from the light that organic LED display panel 84 is sent with the different light of being guided in optical material 52 that are in of the electronic installation 70 of embodiment seven, all the other something in common continue to continue to use same numeral, and repeat no more.In Fig. 8, organic LED display panel 84 is to be arranged in the lid 58, and optical receiving end 52a system is near organic LED display panel 84, makes organic LED display panel 84 that partly 56 required light of printing opacity can be provided.In order to increase the light intensity that optical receiving end 52a is received, present embodiment more can be provided with a light collecting device 85 in lid 58.Light collecting device 85 is between organic LED display panel 84 and optical receiving end 52a, and light collecting device 85 is given optical material 52 in order to the light of assembling organic LED display panel 84.
But, be familiar with the person skilled in art and can understand that also technology of the present invention is not confined to this, for example, optical material in the various embodiments described above is an optical fiber (optical fiber), and optical fiber can be plastics (plastics) optical fiber, acryl (polymethyl methacrylate, PMMA) optical fiber or glass (glass) optical fiber.In addition, the printing opacity in the various embodiments described above more can be the surface or the distinguished symbol district of button partly.In addition, printing opacity light system partly can by the display of electronic installation itself or in other luminophor of establishing provided.
The disclosed electronic installation of the above embodiment of the present invention, its with the light of optical material projection display to printing opacity design partly, can allow printing opacity partly more apparent bright, not only avoid producing the environmental issue that on keyboard or button, is caused because of the coating fluorescent paint, can prevent that more electronic installation from needing higher electric quantity consumption because of additionally installing light source traditionally additional.
In sum; though the present invention discloses as above with a preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; anyly be familiar with the person skilled in art; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can being used for a variety of modifications and variations, so protection scope of the present invention need be as the criterion according to the scope of claims.

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1. electronic installation comprises:
One housing, a printing opacity partly are arranged on this housing;
One display; And
One optical material, it has an optical receiving end and a light output end, and the part light that contiguous this display of this optical receiving end is sent to receive this display, contiguous this printing opacity of light output end are partly to conduct to this part light this printing opacity partly;
One lid and at least one pivot, this lid articulates with this pivot and this housing, and this display system is arranged at this lid, and this optical material system is arranged in this lid and this housing in the mode by this pivot.
2. electronic installation according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this display further comprise a cold-cathode tube (cold cathode fluorescent lamp, CCFL).
3. electronic installation according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this display further comprise a light emitting diode (light emitting diode, LED).
4. electronic installation according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this display further comprises an Organic Light Emitting Diode (organic light emitting diode, OLED) display panel.
5. electronic installation according to claim 4 is characterized in that, further comprises a light collecting device, and this light collecting device system is arranged between this organic LED display panel and this optical receiving end.
6. electronic installation according to claim 1 is characterized in that this electronic installation further comprises a diffuser plate, and this diffuser plate is arranged between this printing opacity part and the light output end, with this emitted light of even distribution light output end.
7. electronic installation according to claim 6 is characterized in that this electronic installation further comprises a reflecting plate, and this reflecting plate is arranged at this diffuser plate, to reflect this equally distributed light of diffuser plate institute of at least a portion to this printing opacity part.
8. electronic installation according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this optical material further comprises:
One first optical material, an end of this first optical material is this optical receiving end, the other end of this first optical material is one first link;
One second optical material, an end of this second optical material is the light output end, the other end of this second optical material is one second link; And
One adapter is in order to connect this first link and this second link.
9. electronic installation according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this printing opacity partly is the key face of the button of a keyboard, the surface or a distinguished symbol district of a button.
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